There is a world of differences to consider when designing for web or designing for desktop applications: From fundamental interactions to keyboard driven navigational paradigms to accessibility issues to screen layout to basic behavior and reaction of buttons, links, etc…we have to consider that a product with a rich client and a web client are [...]
This 10 web design rules that you can break article, made me realize that “Rules you should break” or “Standards you shouldn’t follow” articles appeal to everyone rebel side. Some of you guys may wonder what Jakob Nielsen would say to “Breaking the rules is okay when a design calls for it”. I think rules [...]
Neat visual nav at Stylous.com. Check it out in action to see how it works.
I came across this new website from Adobe called INSPIRE, an online publication of the Adobe Experience Design Team, which will easily attract anyone into software, web & graphic design. The Adobe team shares valuable, real-life experiences both written & via videos. Here are some interesting content: Adobe and the future of multitouch (really cool!) [...]
The 37better Project, from the 37signals guys (archive from 2001 – some links may not work), has some really cool promotional things that they did for their company. It brought them tremendous exposure. The 37betters were linked up everywhere and discussed at length in all the right places. Slow times are a perfect time to [...]
Here’s a study on how mega drop-downs overcome the downsides of regular drop-downs: Mega Drop Down Navigation Menus Work Well By Jacob Nielsen Here’s a screenshot of a great example not listed in the article above:
I’ve collected a set of UI design patterns libraries. Some of them present patterns with descriptions and advices such as Yahoo, others collect screenshots of UI designs, such as PatternTap. With all the available sites, you have a lot of patterns to tap into for your sites and applications! http://www.welie.com/patterns http://ui-patterns.com http://designinginterfaces.com http://time-tripper.com/uipatterns http://developer.yahoo.com/ypatterns http://patterns.littlespringsdesign.com [...]